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New York City cannot allow ICE to operate at Rikers Island, federal judge rules
A judge invalidated the order due to ethical conflicts linked to a dismissed corruption case, blocking federal immigration agents from resuming operations at the jail complex.
- On Monday, New York Supreme Court Justice Mary Rosado ruled that Mayor Eric Adams' April 8 executive order allowing ICE to operate at Rikers Island is null and void.
- The ruling followed Adams delegating the order to First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro amid conflict of interest concerns linked to the dismissal of Adams' federal corruption case.
- City Council Democrats opposed the order, citing worries that ICE would target undocumented immigrants charged but not convicted, and sanctuary laws have barred ICE on Rikers since 2014.
- Justice Rosado invalidated the order due to an 'impermissible appearance of a conflict of interest' and criticized Adams for delegating the task to Mastro instead of seeking independent review; Mastro vowed to appeal.
- The decision blocks ICE from reopening its Rikers office, sustains sanctuary protections, and signals ongoing legal challenges amid Adams' political disputes and the approaching November mayoral race.
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Mayor Eric Adams’ effort to re-open ICE office on Rikers Island declared ‘null and void’ by NYC judge
A Manhattan Supreme Court Judge on Monday blasted Mayor Eric Adams' controversial executive order to reopen an ICE office on Rikers Island -- calling it "null and void," according to a scathing decision.
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union-bulletin.comJudge strikes down Adams’ plan to let ICE operate on Rikers, citing dismissed corruption case
A Manhattan judge has struck down an effort by Mayor Adams’ administration to let federal immigration authorities operate on Rikers Island, ruling the action was ethically “impermissible” because it came on the heels of President Trump’s Department of Justice securing a highly controversial dismissal of the mayor’s corruption indictment. The effort dates back to April 8, when Randy Mastro, Adams’ first deputy mayor, issued an executive order tha…
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